
Empty Cradles (Oranges and Sunshine)
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Narrated by:
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Emily Watson
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Now a major film, the book that exposed the scandal of Britain's forgotten and abused child migrants.
In 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated a woman's claim that, aged four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. At first incredulous, Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg. Up to 150,000 children, some as young as three years old, had been deported from children's homes in Britain and shipped off to a 'new life' in distant parts of the Empire, right up until as recently as 1970. Many were told that their parents were dead, and parents were told that their children had been adopted. In fact, for many children it was to be a life of horrendous physical and sexual abuse far away from everything they knew.
Margaret and her team reunited thousands of families before it was too late and brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an outrageous miscarriage of justice.
©2011 Margaret Humphries (P)2020 W. F. HowesCritic Reviews
"It is a story that defies belief." (Independent)
"The secrets of the lost children of Britain may never have been revealed if it had not been for [the actions of] Margaret Humphreys." (Sunday Times)
Incredible and enlightening book
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Through personal narratives and thorough research, Humphreys highlights the complicity of various institutions, including the Catholic Church, in these injustices. This book serves as a crucial reminder that every Australian needs to confront this painful history to ensure that such atrocities are never repeated.
Empty Cradles is a powerful testament to resilience and the importance of acknowledging our past, making it essential reading for anyone interested in social justice and the rights of children.
heartbreaking
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